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By Bethany Frasier

Bethany Frasier
Scanners
Rare 'locked' letter sealed 300 years ago is finally opened virtually
CNN - Person
(CNN) — Three hundred years ago, before envelopes, passwords and security codes, writers often struggled to keep thoughts, cares and dreams expressed in their letters private. One popular way was to use...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Insects
Meet the swirlon, a new kind of matter that bends the laws of physics
Live Science - Stephanie Pappas
Researchers discover a new state of active matter. Fish school, insects swarm and birds fly in murmurations. Now, new research finds that on the most …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Sculpture
5 Famous Anish Kapoor Artworks That Are as Intriguing as They Are Awe-Inspiring
My Modern Met - Emma Taggart
Indian-British sculptor Anish Kapoor is renowned for his works that transform environments and promote self-reflection. From huge, overwhelming structures that fill entire rooms to provocative installations...
3 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Pompeii
Archeologists discover intact ceremonial chariot in ruins near Pompeii
Euronews - Associated Press
Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced on Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important …
3 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Texas Revolution
A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico
NPR - John Burnett
In a forgotten cemetery on the edge of Texas in the Rio Grande delta, Olga Webber-Vasques says she's proud of her family's legacy — even if she only just learned the full story. Turns out her great-great-grandparents,...
3 days ago